I need help integrating IRC into my app

[TheAlliedFleet]

Hello everyone,

I'm a new developer and I want to create an application in quickly which integrates IRC in a way so it auto-connects to the Ubuntu help channels. (This will be a GUI interface)

This app is going to make sure people who are new to Ubuntu can get immediate help without having to learn some IRC commands. However I need some help integrating IRC chat into my applications python code, Perhaps I could take the code from an other IRC client, if so were could I acquire the code?

[hakermania]

Nice! Good luck with your application! But be more specific :) !

[TheAlliedFleet]

Thank you for the reply, I'll edit my post to try and make it more specific.

I just whipped up this concept in GIMP, hopefully this may give you a better idea of what I'm doing

http://img684.imageshack.us/img684/6725/ubuntuhelpchannelconcep.png

[hakermania]

Nice. What have you tried so far? Have you searched the web for small examples about IRC clients in python etc? Have you tried those examples and get your hands dirty?

[Cheesemill]

Googling 'python irc library' gave the the following as the top 2 results, they both look like they could do what you are after.
http://code.google.com/p/oyoyo/
http://python-irclib.sourceforge.net/

As a side note do you know that you can just go to http://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=ubuntuforums to use the #ubuntuforums IRC channel without installing an IRC client or learning IRC commands.

[TheAlliedFleet]

Thanks, I used the freenode website in a WebKit. I now have to get to eye candy and other stuff! :D